Sixtiees Pub

Sixtiees Pub — spelled the way the club itself styles it, though most people search for "Sixties" — is the veteran of Ankara's gay nightlife. By most local accounts it's the longest-running gay club in the city, and it has held the same spot for years on Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi, the shopping-and-nightlife artery that runs through Kavaklıdere in Çankaya. You'll find it at No:96, inside the Seymenler İş Merkezi, a few minutes' walk from the cafés and late bars that keep this part of central Ankara awake. It's a proper late venue. The doors run roughly 23:00 to 05:00, and the room doesn't really come alive until after midnight — turn up at 11pm and you'll mostly have the bar staff to yourself. The setup is club-and-bar rather than lounge: a dance floor, a generous bar, bright lighting instead of a dark cruise vibe, and a large balcony that works as the place to cool off and actually hear each other between sets. The programming leans into a night out rather than a quiet drink — karaoke, drag and cabaret-style shows turn up through the week, and weekends pull the biggest and most mixed crowd, gay men and their friends, students, and a scene that skews young and high-energy. If you want the room at full tilt, come Friday or Saturday after 1am. Be straight with yourself about the reviews before you go. Sixtiees sits at about 3.3 out of 5 across roughly 60 Google reviews — regulars come back for the energy, the weekend crowd and the shows, while the recurring complaints are about sound quality, cleanliness and the door and management on busy nights. It's a well-loved institution and a divisive one at the same time; read the reviews below and take them together rather than trusting any single one. Getting there is easy: Tunalı Hilmi is central and well-served by taxi and dolmuş, and the street itself is worth arriving early for. There's no cover-charge information we can confirm, so check on the night. Contact is by phone (0536 317 5099) or their official channel on X, @Sixtiees_Club. A word on context: Turkey is legally safer for LGBTQ+ people than most of its neighbours — same-sex activity is legal — but Pride marches have been banned in Ankara and Istanbul since 2015 and official rhetoric has hardened, so discretion in the street around any venue is sensible. Inside, Sixtiees has been a home for Ankara's queer community for a long time.